Improvement in boot-uppers



S. A. ROBINSON.

Boot-Upper.

Patented Mar. n, 1879.

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UNITED STATES -PATENT SAMUEL A. ROBINSON, OF GRAND LEDGE, MICHIGAN.

IMPROVEMENT IN BOOT-UPPERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 213,250, dated March11, 1879; application filed December 5, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL A. ROBINSON, of Grand Ledge, Eaton county,Michigan, 11 aveinvented an Improvement in Boot-Fronts, of which thefollowing is a specification The nature of this invention relates toimprovements in the cutting of boot fronts, by means of which thetendency of the leather to wrinkle at the turn of the front from thefoot to the leg is prevented.

The invention consists in cutting a tongue in the front, which, as thefront is crimped or bent into shape, overlaps the adjoining parts of thefront and is stitched thereto, the space whence the tongue is cutallowing the leather in the bend to be formed without wrinkling.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a plan view of a pattern of a boot-front, showing myimprovement. Fig. 2 is a perspective of my improved front, bent intoshape or crimped and ready for stitching to the back.

A represents what is technically termed the front or footof aboot;andB,the leg, cutin the usual form. Atongue, O, substantially in theform indicated by the line showing the out which forms said tongue, iscut in the center of the front of the leg just above the instep. Thetongue is then forced out of its out and the front formed into shape,when the tongue will overlap the adjoining parts, to

which it is stitched.

By this means the boot-front can be formed into shape with very littletrouble and without wrinkling at the bend, while at the same time thetendency to wrinkle when being worn is largely counteracted.

I am aware that boot-fronts are in use provided with a tongue similar inform to that described; but in these cases the foot and leg are out fromtwo distinct and separate pieces, and usually of different kinds ofleather.

What I claim as my invention is- A bootfront consisting of the leg andfoot portions made of a single piece of stock, and having a tongueintegral therewith, overlap ping the adjoining edges and securedthereto, substantially as described and shown.

SAMUEL A. ROBINSON.

Witnesses:

CHARLES H. ALLEN, QUINCY L. TAYLOR.

